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#GivingTuesday is here! November 28 is the day your gift to KLRU makes the most impact.

Today the worldwide conversation is “How can I help?” It doesn’t get more inspiring than that.

Join KLRU as we sprint to raise $50,000 by midnight tonight. Your support toward our goal will inspire others in Central Texas and beyond to give, which is exactly why #GivingTuesday is such a powerful philanthropic movement.

And when you give your gift now, your dollars are DOUBLED because of a generous challenge match from KLRU Business Supporter Wilson Goldrick Realtors. For every dollar received today until 2 p.m., Wilson Goldrick will contribute the same amount up to $2,500, for a potential total of $5,000!

KLRU is your only community-supported public television station. From our on-the-ground outreach with youth organizations to our trusted, educational and inspiring slate of programming, all of this is possible because of wonderful people like YOU. Everything you give today goes directly back to serving Central Texans.

#GivingTuesday has officially begun! This is it. KLRU has 24 hours to raise $50,000.

It’s so exciting to be part of this global day of giving! Together we can harness the power of philanthropy to make the biggest impact. Embrace this moment of worldwide generosity and help us reach toward our $50,000 goal in the earliest moments of #GivingTuesday!

And when you show your support now, your dollars are DOUBLED because of a generous challenge match from KLRU Business Supporter Entergy. For every dollar received this morning until 8 a.m., Entergy will contribute the same amount up to $2,500, for a potential total of $5,000!

Remember, everything you give goes directly back to serving you and your community. KLRU’s mission—to bring the best in educational, entertaining and inspiring programming to Central Texas—thrives because of YOU.

This November KLRU is committed to cutting 10 days from our drive, and we’ve packed in a lot of fun, including three exciting ticket offers!

Tune in November 25th when it’s all about The Beatles! Catch the fab four at 7 p.m. in the Ron Howard film The Beatles: Eight Days a Week followed by Sgt. Pepper’s Musical Revolution at 9:30 p.m. During the broadcasts we’ll have two special ticket packages to see Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles at ACL Live on April 3, including one opportunity for dinner at The Capital Grille before the show.

KLRU needs to raise $220,000 this season, and YOUR support is absolutely key to our success. Help keep our on-air drives short and our music programming strong. Support the public television station you love and score seats to some fantastic concerts while you’re at it. Thank you!

#GivingTuesday is only a week away and KLRU is gearing up for this global event. KLRU has set a goal to raise $50,000 in just 24 hours on November 28! Millions of people giving back on the same day sends a powerful message, and a gift on #GivingTuesday makes the most of your dollars.

Today, we’re announcing a special opportunity for donors who schedule #GivingTuesday gifts in advance. Thanks to a generous contribution from Amish Furniture of Austin, all scheduled gifts will be matched up to $1,500!

Schedule your gift right now, while you’re thinking of it—give a head start to KLRU’s #GivingTuesday goal, and make sure your gift is matched!

The display of support from our viewers last year made it possible for us to cut back on-air fundraising, while growing our programming and community outreach. KLRU is committed to providing more high-quality, educational content with less interruption. And your help is vital!

THANK YOU for believing in the PBS mission. Together we can harness community philanthropy and keep KLRU a strong, inspiring resource for all Central Texans.

Decibel’s Stand Down Helping Homeless Vetswatch now.As we honor those who’ve served our country, we salute the veterans and volunteers at VFW Post 856 who open their doors and their hearts to help homeless vets every year.

Take Me Home Hueyairs Saturday, November 11 at 4:30 pm. Take Me Home Huey portrays the journey of a Medevac helicopter, shot down in 1969 during a medical rescue in Vietnam, as it is resurrected from a “boneyard” in Arizona and transformed into colorful sculpture by artist Steve Maloney. As the iconic Huey 174 morphs from wounded war bird into vivid sculpture, viewers witness the power of art to heal surviving soldiers and families of the fallen.

Texas Welcomes Them Home: The Making of the Texas Capitol Vietnam VeteransMonument by Pat Fries repeats on Saturday, November 11 at 5:30 pm. When the nation called them to Vietnam, the Lone Star State sent thousands of its young men and women to serve and fight in a long and controversial war that would leave the nation divided and its veterans unrecognized. Four decades later, a group of those veterans banded together for one last mission – to build a monument honoring Texas Vietnam Veterans on the state Capitol grounds. From the sculpting process to the creation of a sacred memorial that rests in the monument’s heart to the dedication, their journey would take nearly as long as the war itself, and result in a long overdue tribute to a generation.

On Two Fronts: Latinos & Vietnamairs on Tuesday, November 14 at 10:00 pm. Examine the Latino experience during a war that placed its heaviest burden on the working class. Framing the documentary are memoirs of two siblings who stood on opposite sides of the Vietnam War, one a POW and the other a protester at home.

ATX Together: Lesson from Vietnamairs Tuesday, November 21 at 10 pm.Using the experiences and issues of the Vietnam War, teens and boomers discuss the role of citizenship and service both then and now.

Austin Revealedairs Tuesday, November 21 at 10:30 pm. Central Texans share their experiences during the Vietnam War. Through firsthand accounts, hear from veterans, immigrants from South Vietnam, protestors and others as they recount their lives before, during and after the war. Their perspectives are as much alike as they are different.

Amy Wong Mok of the Asian American Cultural Center believes that media doesn’t have to be divisive. As a KLRU board member, she’s proud to support programming that lives up to her values.

“I like to use [as an] acronym: the Chinese chi,” she says. “Throughout KLRU or PBS programming, they have these three characters, civility, humanity and integrity.”

In fact, the need for civil, trustworthy reporting led to the creation of KLRU’s Decibel earlier this year. In addition to national PBS news and public affairs programs, KLRU knows local audiences also want to watch local stories.

Hosted by Judy Maggio, Decibel produces television specials and short videos that help connect viewers to complex local issues while highlighting the real people whose lives are impacted by current events.

Amy says this kind of reporting can actually help strengthen rather than divide—because the community can’t grow until people really see, hear and feel the things that lead others to think differently.

“I think diversity can only enrich our life,” Amy says. “[KLRU] is a community in the virtual space, and I think it’s very important.”

KLRU Passport is a streaming benefit available to any KLRU member who gives at least $5/month or $60/year. The magic of having thousands of PBS and local productions available anytime is a wonderful resource… but sometimes it’s less than intuitive. We’ve heard your KLRU Passport feedback and have come up with a list of some frequently-encountered problems and answers that might help.

Take a look! And thank you for your support!

1. I believe I should qualify for KLRU Passport, but I am not in the Member Lookup.

This likely means one of two possibilities:

a) We do not have an email address on file for you. The KLRU Passport ID is your valid email. Please email membership@klru.org or call (512) 475-9032 and we’ll add your email address as your login.

b) You’ve already activated your KLRU Passport benefit with an email address different from the one you are attempting to log in with now (this happens a lot!). You may have used an old or different email address, or, perhaps a different member of the household activated the account with his or her separate email. Try logging in again with an alternative email address in your rotation. If that does not work, please email membership@klru.org or call (512) 475-9032 for additional support.

2. I signed up for and activated KLRU Passport, but every time I click on a video I get one of two responses: I have to be a KLRU Passport member in order to view this video or I am already activated.

When activating KLRU Passport, you were prompted to sign in using either a Google account, a Facebook account or a PBS account. That login information is now linked to your account and you must always use that exact same login information when signing in to KLRU Passport. If you do not remember which option you chose, you can try each of them without doing harm to your accounts. If you need to, you can reset your password.

Because KLRU Passport accounts and PBS accounts are separate, it is possible to have another PBS account that is not connected to your login for KLRU Passport. Therefore, you must ensure that you are using the account you signed in with when you originally activated KLRU Passport.

The PBS Helpline for KLRU Passport can help if you continue to have problems. Email help@pbs.org or call (844) 704-5578(9 a.m. – 10 p.m., M-F).

3. I’m having trouble accessing KLRU Passport from my Roku.

Follow the instructions from this Roku setup link. After that your Passport should be connected to your Roku!

Hakeem also distinctly recalls watching a civil rights program on KLRU that hit him hard, capturing a long history of racism and resistance.

“I really used that moment and experience,” he says. “I carry that with me to curate my art, to start talking about the importance of inclusivity and diversity and race, Black history and Black culture.”

Hakeem’s work has taken him all over the world, tracing the roots and pathways of the African diaspora. Last year, a KLRU documentary team followed Hakeem and collaborating artists for an episode of the original KLRU series Arts In Context.

Almost exactly a year ago, the episode premiered on PBS stations all over the country.

It’s something of a full circle for Hakeem: once, KLRU programming inspired and influenced him as an artist. Now, in turn, his story has become part of KLRU’s mission: to share history, art, culture and community with audiences near and far.

“My art is always with a Black lens, it’s always my perspective. But my goal at the end of the day is to always build community,” Hakeem says. “And that platform has been shared widely on KLRU. I’m super grateful for that.”